All posts tagged "Bath"
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoQ&A with Gloucester DoR David Humphreys
David Humphreys is entering a defining third season as director of rugby at Gloucester. The Ulsterman tells NEALE HARVEY why it’s...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain: Fiji were fab but 7s is a glorious sideshow
Congratulations to Fiji for winning their first medal of any sort at the Olympics, and making it gold by dominating the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott: If Todd Blackadder’s ruthless he can transform Bath
Todd Blackadder arrives at Bath with a great playing pedigree and a good coaching CV, although he has not won much...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoBen Pienaar named London Welsh captain
London Welsh have named Ben Pienaar as club captain for the upcoming Championship season. Pienaar, 29, joined the Exiles in 2013...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Ehize Ehizode – Wasps lock
It has been a challenging few weeks for Ehize Ehizode, but the highly-rated lock is settling in at Coventry and is...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoEngland stars agree new deals with Bath
Bath have announced that Jonathan Joseph and Anthony Watson have both agreed long-term extensions to their contract that will see the...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoWorcester sign Bath sacked flanker Faosiliva
Worcester Warriors have confirmed the signing of Samoa international back-row Alafoti Faosiliva. The flanker, who can also play at no.8, moves...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Half-back combination is the key to Bristol survival
Running out in front of a big crowd at Twickenham will be a fantastic baptism for Bristol on their welcome back...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoTom Youngs in pledge to bring back glory days at Leicester
New Leicester captain Tom Youngs reckons the pain of three successive Premiership semi-final defeats will drive his side towards next season’s...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBath reveal new coaching structure
Bath have today confirmed the appointment of Todd Blackadder as director of rugby and Tabai Matson as head coach. A former...
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Columnists
/ 10 years agoCain column: Burgess effect still rumbling through Bath
By Nick Cain THE saying, “be careful what you wish for” is tailor-made for the wreckage left at the Rec after...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Dan Seal – Cambridge prop
1. Ice baths I had my first ice bath for a good few years on the recent England Counties tour of...
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Columnists
/ 10 years agoGuscott column: Eastmond can revive England hopes at Sale
By Jeremy Guscott Kyle Eastmond is a very talented player with a skill set that really suits Rugby Union. When he...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoCharlie Hodgson: It’s all so fierce now but guys like Owen Farrell can keep us on top
How did it feel to finish your playing career as a Premiership and Champions Cup ‘double’ winner? It’s what dreams are...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain marks the England touring party
Test players Dylan Hartley (c) Top-quality leadership. Attended impressively to the core skills of hooking, and the longer he stayed out...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams column: Scarlets are on a hiding to nothing in Europe
I fear Welsh interest in next season’s European Champions Cup will not last past Christmas. It is bad enough that Wales...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Miles Benjamin – former Worcester, Leicester and England Saxons wing
It’s only when you look to explore different avenues in life that you get to fully appreciate how special it was...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoLondon Irish confirm Championship squad
London Irish have confirmed their first team squad ahead of their first ever season in the Championship. Director of Rugby Nick...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoBath boss Bruce Craig NOT selling up at the Rec
Bruce Craig has categorically denied he is selling Bath after rumours emerged he was on the verge of offloading his controlling...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoI was a fat-arse at Bath admits Stephen Donald
Stephen Donald outdid Warren Gatland in the home hero stakes in Hamilton, leaving the field to a standing ovation after guiding...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott verdict: Now find sharper attacking edge to challenge for that 2019 RWC
Epic is not too big a word for this achievement of becoming the first England side to win a three-Test series...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Tom Coventry quits to leave London Irish in turmoil
By Neale Harvey London Irish‘s plans have been plunged into turmoil following director of rugby Tom Coventry‘s decision to quit ahead...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoWales change two for second NZ Test
Wales have made two changes to their starting XV for the second Test against New Zealand in Wellington with Rhys Patchell...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoWade to wing it for Saxons against Emerging Boks
Wasps wing Christian Wade is one of three changes to the England Saxons starting XV for their second Test against South...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher verdict: England claim redemption
Never underestimate the power of redemption and the urgent bloody-minded need to prove yourself right and the other buggar wrong. It’s...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher on Italy and Scotland’s summer scrutiny
Most eyes will inevitably be looking south this summer with England, Wales and Ireland going head to head with the Southern...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Matt Garvey – Bath loose forward
1. “You’re tall aren’t you?!” When people say that it really breaks me – as if I didn’t know I was...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Ford’s bad day shouldn’t stop him driving England
Before George Ford played against Wales last weekend, Eddie Jones was asked whether Bath’s sacking of his father as their director...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoWe’re backing England insist Wasps, despite foreign legion
Wasps insist they remain committed to developing England-qualified players despite falling well short of RFU targets for season 2015-16. The Coventry-based...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoMallinder to captain England U20s in JWC opener
Harry Mallinder will captain England U20s against Italy in their opening game of the Junior World Championship at the Manchester City...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoHarrison to earn first England cap against Wales
Teimana Harrison is to win his first international cap after being named in England’s side to take on Wales at Twickenham...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoHorwill and Houston in Wallabies training squad
James Horwill and Leroy Houston could face England next month after being named in Michael Cheika’s Australia 39-man training squad. Houston,...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoLeroy Houston’s return to Australia confirmed
Bath have today confirmed that Leroy Houston will be returning to Australia and joining the Queensland Reds next season After three...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: South African route may lead Bath down another dead end
Mike Ford said throughout the season that he was meeting with Bath‘s owner, Bruce Craig, on a weekly basis, and that...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Mark Foster – former Gloucester, Exeter Chiefs and Jersey back
To be involved in Exeter‘s first-ever Premiership game was an unbelievable experience – and to score against my former club Gloucester...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Rhys Crane- Ealing and former Bath, Sale and Nottingham wing
1. Andrew Sheridan – The man mountain; strong as an ox and with his own dumbbells at Sale. Only played a...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Peak fitness has enabled George Kruis to scale new heights
George Kruis gets my vote for Player of the Year. Great players are defined by consistency of performance and what they...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoSTATEMENT: Mike Ford leaves Bath
Bath Rugby can announce today that Head Coach Mike Ford will be leaving the club following the end of the current...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: New-look backline can tear it up if Leicester’s pack perform
Leicester have plenty of rivalries that stretch back in time, such as those against Northampton and Bath. The rivalry between Bath...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoCONFIRMED: Jack Walker joins Bath
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on November 29, Jack Waler will be leaving Yorkshire Carnegie this summer...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoWales name squad for New Zealand tour
Wales have named an experienced 35-man squad to face England at Twickenham and the All Blacks in New Zealand this summer....
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBath move for Kahn Fotuali’i
Bath have bolstered their scrum-half options for next seasons with the captute of Kahn Fotuali’i. The Samoan star, 33, will join...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Levi Douglas- Bath flanker
Levi Douglas was happy playing in France but an unexpected turn of events has brought him back to England. The 20-year-old...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoPremiership round 22 teams
Bath v Leicester Bath: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Ollie Devoto, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Will Homer; Nathan Catt, Rob...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher laments the passing of rugby’s great occasion – the Middlesex Sevens
For decades the last weekend of April/first weekend of May always meant the Middlesex Sevens and although time moves on I’m...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBath bring in hooker Van Vuuren
South African hooker Michael van Vuuren will join Bath next season. The 24-year-old moves to the West Country following a stint...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoPremiership round 21 teams
Exeter v Wasps Exeter: Phil Dollman; Jack Nowell, Henry Slade, Ian Whitten, Olly Woodburn; Gareth Steenson (c), Will Chudley; Ben Moon,...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoAnthony Watson must switch to full-back – Sinbad
Electrifying Bath star Anthony Watson can end England‘s full-back debate by taking the shirt from Mike Brown, according to former Red...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoNeal Hatley named England scrum coach
England head coach Eddie Jones has added scrum coach Neal Hatley to his backroom staff. The 46-year-old will join the England...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Mark Wilson- Newcastle flanker
Ready for the London Irish match? We’ve had a real edge in training over the past week. It’s a huge game...















